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Army Set To Deliver First Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Prototypes By End Of September

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 13th, 2022

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Army Set To Deliver First Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Prototypes By End Of September

DE M-SHORAD (Photo by U.S. Army) (Jim Kendall)

The Army is planning to deliver its first set of four Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser prototypes by the end of September, a lead official said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, director of the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, also said the Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) systems, now also called “Guardian,” will go through additional testing starting this month through early February at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. DE M-SHORAD is intended to deliver…

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